Home Security
These guides focus on real home security: how systems, locks, doors, windows, cameras, lighting, and exterior layout actually affect forced entry and detection in normal houses.
Home Security Systems Explained
How monitored and self-monitored systems work, what each part does, and where they usually fail.
DIY vs Professional Security Systems
Trade-offs between self-installed systems and technician-installed systems in cost, reliability, and support.
Wireless vs Wired Security Systems
When wireless is good enough, when hardwiring is worth it, and how mixed systems are usually set up.
Security System Response Times
What “response time” really means, how dispatch works, and what delays you should expect.
Alarm Sensor Types Overview
Door, window, motion, glass-break, and other sensor types and where each one makes sense.
Choosing a Security Hub
Core features that matter in a hub or base station and which specs you can ignore.
Back Door Security Checklist
Step-by-step list to ensure your home's back entry is protected from break-ins.
Blocking Window Viewing Angles
Methods to obscure interior views from outsiders for added privacy and security.
Camera Storage Options Explained
Compare cloud, local, and hybrid storage solutions for your security camera footage.
Door Reinforcement Basics
Learn the core methods to strengthen exterior doors against forced entry.
Garage Door Security Fundamentals
Improve protection at one of your home's most vulnerable access points.
Garage Window Security Tactics
Prevent intruders from peeking or entering through garage windows.
Hardening Detached Structures
Strategies to secure sheds, workshops, and other outbuildings.
Protecting Garage Windows and Side Doors
Reinforce and secure overlooked access points around the garage area.
Securing RV and Boat Parking
Protect recreational vehicles and trailers parked on your property.
Securing Shed and Outbuilding Doors
Tips to reinforce exterior doors on utility buildings.
Cellular Backup Benefits
How cellular backup works when power or internet drops and what its real limits are.
Security System Failure Points
Common weak points in residential alarm setups and how to harden them without overcomplicating the system.
Zone-Based Security Planning
Breaking your home into zones so alarms, notifications, and cameras align with how the house is used.
False Alarm Prevention Guide
Settings, placement, and habits that reduce nuisance alarms without weakening real security.
Best Door and Window Locks
Lock types that meaningfully increase resistance to forced entry on typical residential doors and windows.
Reinforcing Door Frames
How to strengthen frames, strike plates, and screws so doors hold up against kicks and prying.
Deadbolt Installation Basics
Correct deadbolt height, bore sizes, and hardware alignment for a solid, reliable lockup.
Sliding Door Security Methods
Bars, pins, and latch upgrades that stop simple lift and pry attacks on sliding doors.
Window Lock Types Explained
Factory latches, after-market locks, track pins, and when each is worth installing.
Basement Window Security Basics
Securing low, hidden windows that are common forced-entry paths into older homes.
Securing Garage Side Doors
How to upgrade the weak side door that usually protects tools, vehicles, and a path into the house.
Double Door Security Principles
How to tighten and reinforce French doors and other double-door setups that tend to flex and gap.
High-Risk Entry Point Analysis
How to walk your property and identify the easiest doors and windows to force open.
Door and Window Gap Inspection
Checking for loose frames, wide gaps, and misaligned hardware that make forced entry easier.
Indoor vs Outdoor Security Cameras
Durability, placement, and detection trade-offs between indoor-only and outdoor-rated cameras.
Camera Placement Guide
Key coverage angles for doors, driveways, and walkways so cameras actually capture useful footage.
Wired vs Wireless Cameras
Reliability, power, and networking differences between wired and wireless camera setups.
Night Vision Performance Basics
How IR, ambient light, and reflectivity affect what your cameras really show at night.
Motion Detection Settings
Dialing in sensitivity and zones so cameras alert on people, not every shadow and branch.
Avoiding Camera Blind Spots
Common blind zones around garages, corners, and porches and how to cover them simply.
Camera Weatherproofing Basics
Mounting and sealing practices that keep outdoor cameras working through heat, rain, and dust.
Handling Backlight and Glare
Adjusting angles and settings to deal with sun, headlights, and window glare in footage.
Interior Camera Privacy Guidelines
Where interior cameras make sense, where they don’t, and how to keep monitoring reasonable.
Driveway Camera Positioning
Camera heights and angles that catch faces and plates instead of just hoods and sky.
Deterring Burglars
Visibility, noise, and access-control basics that make your home a less attractive target.
Security Lighting Placement
Where to put fixed and motion lighting so approaches are exposed without blinding you or cameras.
Securing Yard Gates
Hardware and layouts that stop gates from being the easiest way into your backyard.
Identifying Vulnerable Fencing
How to spot low, climbable, or damaged fence sections that create easy access.
Mailbox Security Basics
Simple steps to reduce mail theft and exposure of personal information from the curb.
Safe Delivery Drop-Off Setup
Where and how to receive packages so they’re visible to you, not easy for theft.
Preventing Ladder Access
Storing ladders and climbable objects so they don’t become tools for second-story entry.
Securing Exterior Stored Tools
Locking down tools and equipment so they can’t be used against your own doors and windows.
Motion Light vs Dusk-to-Dawn
When continuous light is better than motion-triggered light and where each style fits.
Spotting Surveillance Blind Zones
How to walk the property and see the same blind spots an intruder would exploit.
Reinforcing Garage Interior Door
Upgrading the door between garage and house so it acts like a true exterior barrier.
Securing Pool Areas
Balancing safety codes, privacy, and access control around residential pools.
Perimeter Security Fundamentals
Layering fences, gates, lighting, and observation so the perimeter actually slows people down.
Evaluating Neighborhood Risk
Simple ways to assess crime patterns and adjust your security priorities to match.
Night Security Routine
Short nightly checklist that locks, arms, and verifies key points before you go to bed.
Safe Parking Security Basics
Parking layout, lighting, and lock habits that reduce theft and break-ins around vehicles.
Identifying Staged Break-In Attempts
Signs that someone is probing your home or testing how you respond before a real attempt.
How Burglars Select Homes
Patterns intruders look for when picking targets and how to avoid matching that profile.
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Using layout, visibility, and traffic flow to make your property harder to exploit.